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namespace ChatBox.Interfaces
{
    using System;

    using ChatBox.DomainObjects.ResultData;
    using ChatBox.Utility;

    /// <summary>
    /// A source of new writeups data
    /// </summary>
    public interface INewWriteupsSource
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Raised when new messages are available
        /// </summary>
        event EventHandler<EventArgs<NewWriteupsDataResult>> DataReceived;

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets a value indicating whether the source is started yet
        /// </summary>
        bool IsStarted { get; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the Node id to read 
        /// </summary>
        int NodeId { get; set; }
        
        /// <summary>
        /// Call this to start the reading
        /// </summary>
        void Start();
    }
}
